A member asked:

I am suspecting that my child(1 year) has a celiac disease , i am far from the hospital can i get virtual diagnosis cause it has been 6 months?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Needs an eval: I find it unlikely the kid would have CD at 1 yr but it can happen.As a lifelong label with important implications (risks of other diseases) it requires a thorough basic evaluation.This would also include initial blood screening tests for tissue transglutaminase IgA & an IgA level.To be accurate the kid would need to ingest a gluten for the 3 wks prior to testing. A biopsy to confirm is standard

Answered 11/28/2017

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